Only about 15% of investors are women, and female founders only capture 2% of all venture capital funding even though their businesses are more likely to be profitable.
Tonya Turrell, founder of The Launchpad, highlights the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in securing funding for their ventures.
Turrell has self-funded The Launchpad and leveraged her assets to bring her vision to fruition, achieving success with her SaaS marketplace technologymatch.com.
The article emphasizes the need to address funding disparities and support the innovation and talent of female founders.